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Minimum Wage Hurts Unskilled Black Workers Tue Apr 23

Harry R. Jackson, Jr.

Did you know that there was a time in our country, after the Civil War, when white unemployment was higher than black unemployment? It seems almost unfathomable now, but that was the case in the early decades of the 20th Century. ... more
Can America “Minimum Wage” Itself To Prosperity? Sun Apr 14

Austin Hill

What happens when the U.S. Secretary of Labor visits a church in Charlotte? If an incident earlier this month is any indication, faulty political promises and destructive economic policies continue to spread. ... more
The National Average Minimum Wage Mon Mar 25

Political Calculations

We think states raising minimum wage goes a long way to explaining why the Age 15-24 population of the U.S. with incomes saw a net decline during the years from 2004 through 2006, which were otherwise characterized by solid economic growth in the U.S. ... more
New York state budget deal includes minimum wage hike, tax cuts Thu Mar 21

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Elizabeth Warren: Why Isn’t the Minimum Wage Triple What it is Today? Wed Mar 20

Daniel Doherty
Poll: 71 Percent Support Raising the Minimum Wage Sat Mar 9

Daniel Doherty
What Obama Is Doing to the Job Market Sat Mar 9

John C. Goodman

Firms are awash with cash, but they're not hiring. What's going on? One place to look for an explanation is the policies of the Obama administration. ... more
Mandated Wages and Discrimination Wed Mar 6

Walter E. Williams

Let's work through an example. Suppose 100 yards of fence could be built using one of two techniques. You could hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each, or you could hire one high-skilled worker for $40. Either way, you get the same 100 yards of fence built. If you sought maximum profits, which production technique would you employ? I'm guessing that you'd hire one high-skilled worker and pay him $40 rather than hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each. Your labor costs would be $40 rather than $45. ... more
The Deadweight Loss of Minimum Wage Hikes Sun Mar 3

Political Calculations

A deadweight loss is said to occur whenever economic activity that might otherwise have occurred is prevented from occurring because of policies that interfere with the natural functioning of a market economy. ... more
A Minority View: Higher Minimum Wage Wed Feb 27

Walter E. Williams

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour. That would be almost a 25 percent increase. Let's look at the president's proposal, but before doing so, let's ask some other economic questions. ... more
Iowa Senator Thinks $9 Minimum Wage is NOT Enough Mon Feb 25

Heather Ginsberg
The Minimum Wage and Economic Reality Thu Feb 21

Steve Chapman

President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress want to raise the minimum wage to improve the lot of the working poor. But they've got the wrong idea. The problem is not that these workers earn so little; it's that the things they buy cost so much. I propose instead to outlaw high prices ... more
Does Obama Hate the Poor? Mon Feb 18

Dan Holler

Of course President Obama does not hate poor people, nor does the most avid tea partier. Few (if any) policies are intended to harm the poor; in fact, most policies are intended help the poor. Unfortunately, good intentions do not always equal good results; such is the case with minimum wage. ... more
Obama’s Minimum Wage Plan Mon Feb 18

Chris Edwards

Economic research has only a tenuous relationship to economic policymaking in Washington. President Obama’s new proposal to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 is a case in point. ... more
Does Raising the Min. Wage Help or Hurt Workers? Fri Feb 15

America

Eric Bolling's economic tutorial for the president. ... more
Obama’s State of the Union: More of the Same Thu Feb 14

Julie Borowski

President Obama’s State of the Union address recycled the same old tired rhetoric that he’s been peddling since 2009. Instead of addressing how to reduce the nation’s $16 trillion debt and lower the high unemployment rate, Obama proposed more reckless spending and regulations that will further stifle economic growth in this country. ... more
Boehner: Higher Minimum Wage Costs Jobs Thu Feb 14

Washington, D.C.

Asked about President Barack Obama's call to raise the minimum wage, Speaker of the House John Boehner said small businesses would be less likely to hire low-skilled workers if it cost them more to do so. ... more
Oman raises minimum wage to avert future protests Sat Feb 9

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Oman to curb foreign workers, lift minimum wage for locals Thu Feb 7

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New Jersey governor vetoes minimum wage hike, suggests options Mon Jan 28

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The Need to Explain Wed Nov 14

Thomas Sowell

The most successful Republican presidential candidate of the past half century-- Ronald Reagan, who was elected and reelected with landslide victories-- bore little resemblance to the moderate candidates that Republican conventional wisdom depicts as the key to victory, even though most of these moderate candidates have in fact gone down to defeat. ... more
Argentine unions, bosses agree on minimum wage hike Tue Aug 28

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Malaysia sets 1st minimum wage for private sector Tue May 1

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Malaysia's Najib weathers protest, announces minimum wage Mon Apr 30

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With eye on elections, Merkel pushes minimum wage Wed Apr 25

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